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College Football Playoff rankings release puts Ohio State ahead of LSU at No. 1

USA TODAY

The top of the fourth College Football Playoff rankings resembled the previous three with LSU and Ohio State at the top. Except it was the Buckeyes at the No. 1 position this week after they beat Penn State. The Tigers, who were first in the last two rankings, fell to No. 2 after beating Arkansas.

While the debate may seem insignificant with both teams on track to make the field, the question of which team gets the top seed determines each's semifinal opponent. Both the Tigers and Buckeyes would like to avoid defending champion Clemson, which again was slotted into the No.